Pheidole exarata Emery
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CB18BFA7-FBE9-162F-B76A-D16A0B9CD2E0 |
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Donat |
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Pheidole exarata Emery |
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Pheidole exarata Emery View in CoL HNS
Pheidole exarata Emery HNS 1896g: 68.
Types Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova.
Etymology Unknown.
Diagnosis A large, medium brown (major) or plain light brown (minor) member of the tristis HNS group with small propodeal spines, possessing as well a subpostpetiolar process and bell-shaped postpetiolar node.
Major: all of dorsal head surface covered by parallel longitudinal carinulae; and pronotal dorsum by transverse carinulae.
Minor: occiput broad, lacking a nuchal collar; all of dorsal surface of head and mesosoma foveolate and opaque.
Similar to alpinensis HNS , excubitor HNS , germaini HNS , grandinodus HNS , grantae HNS , obrima HNS , rogeri HNS , stulta HNS , tristis HNS , and zoster HNS , differing in many details of body form, sculpturing, and pilosity, as illustrated, and in color, as described.
Measurements (mm) Lectotype major: HW 1.60, HL 1.78, SL 0.86, EL 0.20, PW 0.80.
Paralectotype minor: HW 0.80, HL 0.86, SL 0.78, EL 0.14, PW 0.50.
color Major: concolorous medium reddish brown.
Minor: concolorous plain light brown.
Range Known from the type locality and from Reserva Naturale, El Guayaba, Cali-Popayan, Cauca, Colombia, 1600 m (W. L. Brown and R. Root).
Biology The Colombian colony, with a winged queen, was found in montane rainforest on 24 March.
figure Upper: lectotype, major. Lower: paralectotype, minor. COSTA RICA: San Jose. Scale bars = 1 mm.
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